Pratfall is an English word with synonyms like spill or mistake. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pratfall meaning
- A fall onto the buttocks.
- A humiliating mistake.
- A staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes.
Synonyms of Pratfall
Using Pratfall
- The main meaning on this page is: A fall onto the buttocks. | A humiliating mistake. | A staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes.
- Useful related words include: spill, mistake, boo-boo, boner.
Context around Pratfall
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pratfall
- In this selection, "pratfall" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, presidential and postseason stand out and add context to how "pratfall" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a postseason pratfall as the and daily presidential pratfall i got. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pratfall" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pratfall
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Compared to the daily presidential pratfall, I got nothin’. (9 words)
Took nearly as big a postseason pratfall as the Lightning in going down in a first-round, five-game rout by the Avalanche following an engaging 107-point season. (29 words)
Took nearly as big a postseason pratfall as the Lightning in going down in a first-round, five-game rout by the Avalanche following an engaging 107-point season. (29 words)
Compared to the daily presidential pratfall, I got nothin’. (9 words)
Example sentences (2)
Compared to the daily presidential pratfall, I got nothin’.
Took nearly as big a postseason pratfall as the Lightning in going down in a first-round, five-game rout by the Avalanche following an engaging 107-point season.